Christian Bale Looks Nearly Unrecognizable as Dick Cheney in Upcoming Film -- See His Weight Gain!

Christian Bale looks completely unrecognizable as Dick Cheney

gained 40 pounds to play former Vice President Dick Cheney in "Vice."

He looks unrecognizable in the first look at the movie.

Christian Bale went the extra mile to transform into former Vice President Dick Cheney in "Vice."

The 44-year-old actor is unrecognizable in the first trailer for the upcoming movie about Cheney's political rise.

In an interview with CBS's "This Morning," Bale said he worked with a nutritionist to healthily gain 40 pounds for the role.

"It was the first time in my life that I realized I had to do this in a smart way," he said. "I've lost weight, I've gained weight, [but] I never went to a nutritionist in my life. It was the first time that I said, 'You know what? I better really do this the right way.'"

He also had his head shaved every day and bleached and plucked his eyebrows.

Amy Adams is playing Lynne Cheney, Steve Carell is Donald Rumsfeld, and Sam Rockwell is George W. Bush in the movie.